In the valley behind our house at least four Wood Thrushes were calling Sunday evening and two kept coming tantalizingly near but we could never see one. This morning they began calling again and after about an hour of watching, we were rewarded with an immature, then a mature, sitting on open branches and singing their unearthly song. I am convinced if you have heard a Wood Thrush and a Common Loon calling on an isolated lake in Maine, you have heard the two most beautiful sounds in nature. What a way to begin a Monday! We also saw a very immature female American Redstart, Red-eyed Vireo, and a Black and White Warbler (unfortunately it was feeding a Cowbird) in our yard this morning. Speaking of frustration, wouldn't it be terrible to experience the inspiration of the sunrise, the tranquility of the sunset and the sight and sounds of the birds all day and not know Who to thank? Tommy & Virginia Curtis Smithville, TN DeKalb County =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________